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A Bronze Vase with a Tiger and the Moon

SIGNED SHOUNSAI CHUHO AND KAKIHAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,187.50
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GBP 500 - GBP 800
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A Bronze Vase with a Tiger and the Moon

SIGNED SHOUNSAI CHUHO AND KAKIHAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,187.50
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Price Realised GBP 1,187.50
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Masterful Exuberance
Meiji Period Works of Art from a Private Collection (Lots 1-51)
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A Bronze Vase with a Tiger and the Moon
Signed Shounsai Chuho and kakihan, Meiji period (late 19th century)
Carved and engraved in low and high relief with a tiger peering over a rocky outcrop and roaring above a cascading waterfall beneath an inlaid silver crescent moon
33.5cm. high
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The man behind this collection was an incurable collector who loved art. He was particularly interested in the patina of objects, in multi-coloured bronzes, and in the juxtaposition of media – bronze, enamel and lacquer. He appreciated the details, intricate nature of the decoration and effort required to create each object. His aim was to create a diverse Meiji art collection, of objects created by artisans who were long gone, from a period and country very foreign to his own.
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